Clothes-drier.



' PATRICK D. Brennan, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

y CLOTHES-DRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

Application led December 12, 1916. Serial No. 136,397.`

To all 'whom mayconcern:

Be it known that I, PATRICK D. RIORDAN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at the borough of Manhattan, in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Driers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in clothes-driers and particularly to improvements in clothes-driers adapted to be hingedly mounted on a window-ledge or like support; and an object of this invention is to provide a clothes-drier of the kind just referred to which will be simple in construction, comparatively cheap in manufacture, efficient, durable, handy and convenient in operation and use and susceptible of being repaired quickly and at low cost.

In the drawings illustrating the principle of this invention and the best mode now known to me of applying that principle, Fig. 1 is a plan of the clothes-drier mounted in place; Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a detail showing in plan the means for adjusting the clothesdrier relatively to the window-ledge; Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a transverse section through the base-rod of the frame; Fig. 6 is a detail showing the clothesline-carrier in elevation; Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7 7 of Fig. 6; and Fig. 8 is a detail showing the clothesline-carrier in plan.

In the window opening a in the Wall b of the house or other building, there are mounted a window-frame Ac and a windowledge d. Upon the latter, there rests a plate e held in place by means of bolts f and formed with a forwardly-projecting tongue c having therein bolt-holes g. From this plate e, there rise bearings 71, in which turns the shaft z' which carries the windlass-drum j and upon one end of which is fastened a crank la. The frame m of the clothes-drier A is preferably rectangular in shape and made of rod-like metal not likely to rust, e. g., galvanized iron. In the window-ledge d, there are set eye-bolts 11 in which the frame lml is free to,turn on its base m which passes through the bearing o formed on the outer end of the short bar o which is adjustably mounted on the tongue e that projects forwardly from the plate e. The short bar o is formed with a series of bolt-holes g through which and the bolt-holes g pass bolts p the upper ends of which are engaged by nuts 21. By loosening the latter and the bolts f, the position of the plate e may be changed so as to adjust the drum j closer to or farther from the window. On each side lm. of the frame 1n, there is slidably mounted a series of clothesline-carriers 1 (see Figs. 6, 7 and 8), the base or body portion 1" of which is cylindrical and` shaped to it slidably the rodlike sides m of the frame 1n, and from which extend the wings or cheeks 1', 19. One side or wing 1 of each carrier 1 is formed with an opening .sopposite which there lies a linger s punched from the other side or wing 11X of the carrier 1. Between the sides 1', 1"", of the latter, there extends the end part of the cable t, which is rove over pulleys u rotatably mounted in sheaves or hangers o fastened to the crosspiece m* of the frame m near each side m thereof. By tightening the nut fw on the screw-bolt w", the sides 1, 11X, of the clothesline-carrier 1 may be closed upon each other, thereby clamping the cable t between the sides (Fig. 7). The linger s bends the cable t outwardly into the opening s, whereby and by the clamping action of its wings 1', 11", the carrier 1l is securely fastened to the cable t. Each side 1, 1, of the carrier 1- is formed near its end with a recess 1*, through which is rove a clothesline w. To permit of the ready insertion of the clothesline w in place and to insure its retention therein, the wings 11, 1X, are formed with reverselydisposed hooks s, s* (Fig. 6). Asis clearly shown in Fig. l, the clotheslines 1v extend transversely or from said to side of the frame m, each clothesline being supported or carried by a pair of oppositely-disposed clothesline-carriers 1. The bight or body portion t of the cable t is fastened to a ring of the pulley-block a' through which there is rove a rope y one end of which is wound around the windlass-drum y' and the other end of which is fastened to one of the bearings h. When the rope y is wound upon the drum j by turning the crank lo, the bight t of the cable t is pulled inwardly toward the wall b of the building and the clothesline-carriers 1' are pulled outwardly alon the sides m of the frame m, as will be obvious from an inspection of Fig. 1. To raise and lower the frame m, a rope z is rove y a hanger 3 fastened to the top of the window-frame o (Fig. 2). Theend e ofthe rope e is :fastened to they front crosspiece mx of the frame m; and, after the frame m has reached the desired position, the inner end e of the rope e 1s fastened securely bywindingthe saine up'on a rope-'holderv ai. To lock the frame m inv adjusted position, the base-rod m thereof is formed with a series of radial holes on* (Figs) adapted to Areceive a `lock-pin 1l that is passed therethrough and throughholes o formed in the bearing o (Fig. 4e).

The fraine m being in raised position and itbeingfdesired to use the clothes-drier A, the lock-pin e is removed and the inner end a of the rope?J is released from its holder 2*, whereupon the frame m is allowed to' swing outwardly from the vertical position' shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 to the hori- Zontal position shown in full lines in that ligure, the-rateof fall 'ofthe-frame m being controlled'by the housewife through the rope e. The'llock-pin e is replaced in locking position. Vhen the frame mwas raised to the vertical dotted-line position in Fig. 2, the clotheslines 1w were allowed to fall upon one another, the clothesline-carriers 1 sliding' along the sides on of the frame m; so, the

clotheslines w arey now close together at the inner end ofthe frame m. The housewife fastens the wet clothes to the outermost one.

offthe'rope e, removes the ylock-pine: and

pulls theframje m from its full-line horizontal position (shown in Figs. 1 and 2) to the vertical dotted-line position shown in Fig. 2. The housewife replaces the lock-pin 4L; and,byengagingthe end e of the rope z with the holder 2*, the frame ml is fastened 5 in upright position. In order that the clotheslines fw may not shut outy any light that would pass through the windovvn, the clotheslines 'w are, by' operating the windlass crank-handle f: and permitting, the windlass j to pay out the ropey, "allowedto fall down# wardly, the 1 clothesline-carriers r sliding alongithe'sides' m ofthe frame m, jIn order that theframe m may not shift later# ally in the eyebolts n, the base m4 is provided 6`5 with lcollars a (Fig. 1); yFor' convenience of storage and` transportation, 'the'A cross# pieces m', mx, are detachable: from 'the sides m and are' fastened thereto byibolts it. It

may be found more convenient to inountthe 7 Ul eyeboltsA a in they wall'b', instead of 'inthe window-ledgecl. l

I claim: Y L Y e l l. A clothes-drier -including awh'in'g'edlymounted frame free to be swu'ngup*andI 75 down; a bearinginwhich said frame; is hingedly mounted, said bearing f being ca'- pableV of adjustment towardY and Vfrom the' building; pulleysy carriedjby said frame; a

cable which is rove', Vover Lsaid pulleys;V 80" clothesline-carriers slidablymounted on each side 'of said frame; clotheslines which extend crosswiseof'saidframe 'and are carried by` said clothesline-Carriers; and mechanism for pulling said cableand moving -said clothes-l lines successivelyalong said frame.

A clothe'sdrier including a hingedly# mounted frame free 'to be swung up 'and down; a bearingin'y which said frame mounted free to' turn; alsup'port to whichV 90 saidbearing is fastened 'free to be adjusted thereon toward and from the building; and clotheslines carried by Asaid frame.

Signed at the' borough-of Manhattan,city,`

county and State of New York, this"11th 95 day of DeeembenlA. D., 1916, intheprsence of the twoundersigned witnesses.

PATRICK D. RIORDAN.

Witnesses: j y

JAMns HAMILTON, WILLARD SCHWARTZ.

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' Washington, ID. C. 

